Skylon Tower

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Skylon Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Observation tower
Location	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Address	5200 Robinson Street
Coordinates	43°05′07″N 79°04′47″W / 43.08528°N 79.07972°W / 43.08528; -79.07972
Construction started	May 1964
Completed	October 1965
Opening	October 6, 1965
Cost	CA$7,000,000
Height
Architectural	160 m (520 ft)
Antenna spire	11 m (36 ft)
Roof	149 m (489 ft)
Top floor	143 m (469 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	6
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Bregman + Hamann Architects
Main contractor	Pigott Construction Company
Other information
Seating capacity	Revolving Dining Room: 276, Summit Suite: 180

The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York, and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario, from the Canadian side of the Niagara River.